Seal pattern for ultra-thin liquid crystal display device
AssigneeLG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.
InventorsJong-Chil Lee, Dong-Ki Baek
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Abstract
A seal pattern for a liquid crystal display device includes a substrate having an active area and a non-active area, a main seal pattern arranged in a boundary between the active area and the non-active area and having an injection hole, a V-shaped seal pattern arranged in the non-active area and spaced apart from the injection hole, wherein an open portion of the V-shape faces in a direction opposite the injection hole, and a sub-seal pattern arranged in the non-active area, having a same width as that of the main seal pattern, and having a plurality of exhaust holes arranged in positions corresponding to the V-shaped seal pattern and the injection hole.
Claims8
A material removal process for forming a liquid crystal display device, comprising:
- providing a substrate, the substrate including first and second regions;
- providing a main seal pattern in a boundary between the first and second regions, the main seal pattern having an injection hole;
- providing a V-shaped seal pattern in the second region and spaced apart from the injection hole, the V-shaped seal pattern having an open portion facing a direction opposite the injection hole;
- providing a sub-seal pattern in the second region, the sub-seal pattern including an exhaust hole through which air is exhausted, the location of the exhaust hole corresponding to a location of the injection hole;
- removing a portion of the substrate;
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- separating the first region from the second region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.